Coriolanus

​| Studio One, UNSW​| 27th February - 3rd March, 2018| Written by William Shakespeare​| Directed by Joe Knights| Produced by Axel-Nathaniel Rose| Lead Designed by Madi Slavin| Stage Managed by Jordan Mah

Neitzche once said, "For tragedy, too, wants to convince us of the eternal joy of existence." This is the essence of Shakespeare's tragedy, 'Coriolanus'.

Caius Martius, a Roman soldier dubbed 'Coriolanus' for her prowess, is the hero of the Roman/Volscian war, and a figure of great contention to all those around her. She deprives the plebeians of food, yet fights for their country without mercy - a proud solider and devoted Roman, in a critical moment of history.

Originally set in the Roman-Volscian War of the 6th Century, we bring the same narrative, the same cycles of fear and hope, oppression and rebellion, mayhem and peace to the stage. In this era in which mass-media allows for new forms of social discourse and uprising, Coriolanus is a woman of colour on a stage of political unrest, competing opinion, and uncertainty. ​